Article title: Use of the Veterans Health Administration online patient portal among Veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders
Authors: Siddiqui, S., Etingen, B., Patrianakos, J., Shimada, S., Hogan, T., Nazi, K., Stroupe, K., Smith, B.
Journal: The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10790268.2022.2084967
In the last four rows of Table 1, the “VA healthcare utilization” section, some data in the four columns under heading “Among Veterans with SCI who are registered with the MHV Portal” were incorrect.
Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, and healthcare utilization of Veterans with Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI) by My HealtheVet (MHV) registration and use (Total Sample n = 4,652).
| Among all Veterans with SCI | Among Veterans with SCI who are registered with the MHV portal | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Not registered (n = 3973) |
MHV registration (n = 679) |
Medication refill (n = 331) |
Appointment view (n = 195) |
Secure messaging (n = 170) |
Blue button download (n = 73) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male (%) | 98.3 (3,904) | 96.5 (655) | 97.6 (323) | 98.0 (191) | 96.5 (164) | 94.5 (69) |
| Age (%) | ||||||
| 18–44 years | 5.8 (230) | 19.6 (133) | 23.6 (78) | 16.9 (33) | 23.5 (40) | 16.4 (12) |
| 45–64 years | 51.7 (2,054) | 51.1 (347) | 49.9 (165) | 52.8 (103) | 52.4 (89) | 56.2 (41) |
| ≥65 years | 42.5 (1,689) | 29.3 (199) | 26.6 (88) | 30.3 (59) | 24.1 (41) | 27.4 (20) |
| Traumatic vs non-traumatic SCI | ||||||
| Traumatic SCI | 70.1 (2,786) | 71.9 (488) | 72.8 (241) | 67.7 (132) | 70.0 (119) | 65.8 (48) |
| Non-traumatic SCI | 29.9 (1,187) | 28.1 (191) | 27.2 (90) | 32.3 (63) | 30.0 (51) | 34.3 (25) |
| Level of Injury | ||||||
| C1 to C4 | 25.6 (1,017) | 20.9 (142) | 22.1 (73) | 23.6 (46) | 21.8 (37) | 20.6 (15) |
| C5 to C8 | 27.5 (1,094) | 26.4 (179) | 26.6 (88) | 23.6 (46) | 25.3 (43) | 20.6 (15) |
| T1 to S5 | 46.9 (1,862) | 52.7 (358) | 51.4 (170) | 52.8 (103) | 52.9 (90) | 58.9 (43) |
| Completeness of injury | ||||||
| Complete injury (AIS A) | 31.1 (1,237) | 34.3 (233) | 35.1 (116) | 33.9 (66) | 37.7 (64) | 24.7 (18) |
| Sensory incomplete (AIS B) | 8.9 (354) | 9.9 (67) | 10.6 (35) | 7.7 (15) | 12.4 (21) | 8.2 (6) |
| Motor incomplete (AIS C/D) | 60.0 (2,382) | 55.8 (379) | 54.4 (180) | 58.5 (114) | 50.0 (85) | 67.1 (49) |
| Years since injury (%) | ||||||
| 0–2 years | 10.3 (411) | 26.4 (179) | 32.3 (107) | 30.8 (60) | 30.6.4 (52) | 35.6 (26) |
| 2–9 years | 28.9 (1,150) | 26.8 (182) | 25.1 (83) | 22.1 (43) | 27.1 (46) | 26.0 (19) |
| ≥10 years | 60.7 (2,412) | 46.8 (318) | 42.6 (141) | 47.2 (92) | 42.4 (72) | 38.4 (28) |
| Race (%) | ||||||
| White | 65.4 (2,600) | 78.2 (531) | 82.5 (273) | 84.6 (165) | 87.1 (148) | 83.6 (61) |
| Black | 30.5 (1,210) | 18.1 (123) | 13.3 (44) | 11.3 (22) | 8.2 (14) | 13.7 (10) |
| Other | 4.1 (163) | 3.7 (25) | 4.2 (14) | 4.1 (8) | 4.7 (8) | 2.7 (2) |
| Ethnicity (%) | ||||||
| Hispanic | 8.4 (332) | 7.5 (51) | 7.0 (23) | 6.7 (13) | 5.3 (9) | 5.5 (4) |
| Marital status (%) | ||||||
| Marrieda | 37.1 (1,473) | 50.8 (345) | 51.1 (169) | 58.0 (113) | 52.4 (89) | 58.9 (43).. |
| Region of residence(%) | ||||||
| Midwest | 17.3 (689) | 18.9 (128) | 16.6 (55) | 18.5 (36) | 12.4 (21) | 17.8 (13) |
| Northeast | 9.1 (360) | 11.5 (78) | 11.2 (37) | 18.0 (35) | 17.1 (29) | 15.1 (11) |
| South | 49.0 (1,946) | 46.5 (316) | 45.3 (150) | 40.5 (79) | 45.3 (77) | 52.1 (38) |
| West | 20.6 (817) | 20.9 (142) | 23.9 (79) | 21.5 (42) | 24.7 (42) | 13.7 (10) |
| Other | 4.1 (161) | 2.2 (15) | 3.0 (10) | 1.5 (3) | 0.6 (1) | 1.4 (1) |
| Rurality of residence (%), | ||||||
| Rural | 33.7 (1,339) | 34.6 (235) | 34.1 (113) | 33.9 (66) | 34.1 (58) | 41.1 (30) |
| Distance from nearest VA facility (%) | ||||||
| <5 miles | 10.9 (435) | 9.0 (61) | 7.6 (25) | 8.7 (17) | 7.1 (12) | 4.1 (3) |
| 5–19 miles | 38.0 (1,509) | 36.7 (249) | 38.7 (128) | 40.0 (78) | 37.7 (64) | 37.0 (27) |
| 20–39 miles | 22.1 (880) | 27.8 (189) | 27.5 (91) | 25.1 (49) | 27.7 (47) | 30.1 (22) |
| 40–59 miles | 12.7 (503) | 12.2 (83) | 13.3 (44) | 13.9 (27) | 14.1 (24) | 19.2 (14) |
| ≥60 miles | 16.3 (646) | 14.3 (97) | 13.0 (43) | 12.3 (24) | 13.5 (23) | 9.6 (7) |
| Comorbidities | ||||||
| Neurogenic bowel | 54.6 (2,168) | 62.2 (422) | 62.8 (208) | 60.0 (117) | 64.7 (110) | 53.4 (39) |
| Neurogenic bladder | 63.0 (2,504) | 71.6 (486) | 73.7 (244) | 77.4 (151) | 80.0 (136) | 64.4 (47) |
| Psychotic disorders | 3.5 (139) | 1.6 (11) | 0.9 (3) | 1.0 (2) | 0.0 (0) | 2.7 (2) |
| Bipolar disorder | 0.9 (37) | 1.5 (10) | 1.5 (5) | 1.5 (3) | 1.8 (3) | 2.7 (2) |
| Anxiety disorders | 6.5 (257) | 8.1 (55) | 7.0 (23) | 8.2 (16) | 8.2 (14) | 11.0 (8) |
| Adjustment disorder | 4.1 (161) | 7.8 (53) | 9.7 (32) | 9.7 (19) | 11.8 (20) | 6.9 (5) |
| Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | 9.3 (371) | 11.5 (78) | 10.9 (36) | 14.4 (28) | 13.5 (23) | 13.7 (10) |
| Diabetes | 26.0 (1,034) | 20.9 (142) | 19.9 (66) | 21.0 (41) | 20.0 (34) | 17.8 (13) |
| Hypertension | 45.6 (1,811) | 42.4 (288) | 40.8 (135) | 46.2 (90) | 38.8 (66) | 42.5 (31) |
| Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) | 26.1 (1,037) | 28.4 (193) | 32.9 (109) | 24.6 (48) | 31.2 (53) | 23.3 (17) |
| Pressure injuries | 26.4 (1,047) | 25.3 (172) | 26.9 (89) | 26.7 (52) | 24.7 (42) | 15.1 (11) |
| Chronic pain | 38.6 (1,535) | 43.2 (293) | 45.0 (149) | 52.3 (102) | 50.0 (85) | 41.1 (30) |
| Depression | 24.8 (984) | 30.5 (207) | 29.0 (96) | 34.9 (68) | 34.7 (59) | 37.0 (27) |
| VA healthcare utilization | ||||||
| Outpatient care, 1 | 29.8 (1,182) | 22.8 (155) | 22.1 (73) | 19.0 (37) | 18.8 (32) | 28.8 (21) |
| 2 | 24.0 (952) | 23.0 (156) | 23.0 (76) | 17.4 (34) | 22.4 (38) | 21.9 (16) |
| 3 | 22.9 (911) | 26.7 (181) | 28.4 (94) | 31.3 (61) | 30.0 (51) | 19.2 (14) |
| 4 | 23.4 (928) | 27.5 (187) | 26.6 (88) | 32.3 (63) | 28.8 (49) | 30.1 (22) |
a
Not married category includes single, divorced, or widowed.
The data in Table 1 have been corrected as: